Transocean Inc. Awarded Five-Year Contract for Construction of Enhanced Enterprise-Class Drillship and Two Multi-Year Contract Extensions
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2006--Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has awarded the company a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship plus multi-year contract extensions for two of the company's Fifth-Generation Deepwater Floaters, the drillship Discoverer Deep Seas and semisubmersible rig Cajun Express. Combined revenues possible from the three agreements total approximately $1.7 billion over 10.5 years.
The enhanced Enterprise-class drillship, to be named the Discoverer Clear Leader, is being designed to include the most advanced drilling capabilities in the offshore drilling industry, building on Transocean's successful Enterprise-class drillship design and the company's industry-leading position in the ownership and operation of High-Specification mobile offshore drilling units for deepwater and harsh environment drilling applications. Chevron has awarded the company a five-year contract, which is expected to commence during the second quarter of 2009, after an estimated 30-month shipyard construction phase, followed by sea trials, mobilization to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and customer acceptance. The contract commencement date is contingent on vendor performance and other factors. During the first three years of the contract, revenues of approximately $493 million are possible. The last two years of the contract are linked to the standard West Texas Intermediate oil price with a floor of $40 per barrel and a ceiling of $70 per barrel that could result in potential revenues between $292 million and $365 million over that period.
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Transocean Inc. Awarded Three-Year Contract Extension for Fifth-Generation Deepwater Drillship Discoverer Enterprise
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2006--Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that BP America Production Company (BP) has awarded the company's Fifth-Generation Deepwater drillship, Discoverer Enterprise, a three-year contract extension which is expected to commence in December 2007, in direct continuation of the rig's current contract commitment, also with BP. The rig is expected to be utilized in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, with revenues possible over the three-year contract period of approximately $569 million, excluding revenues for mobilization, demobilization and client reimbursables.
The dynamically positioned Discoverer Enterprise is one of 32 High-Specification Deepwater Floaters in the Transocean Inc. fleet, 13 of which are Fifth-Generation Deepwater Floaters. The rig, which is capable of operating in water depths of up to 10,000 feet, entered active service in 1999 following its construction in El Ferrol, Spain, and Pascagoula, Mississippi. The rig has been under contract to BP and utilized in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico since it began service. The Discoverer Enterprise is one of three drillships in the company's fleet to incorporate Transocean's patented dual-activity drilling process that utilizes two drilling systems in a single derrick, allowing for parallel drilling operations designed to save time and money in deepwater well construction, compared with conventional rigs.
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Jeg synes Transocean er et spennende selskap, og jeg er av den mening at denne aksjen kan gjøre det veldig godt de neste par årene.
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"Company Overview
At Transocean Inc. -- the world's largest offshore drilling company -- we are never out of our depth from the deepest waters to shallowest swamps. We are the:
Largest offshore driller with 90 mobile offshore drilling units.
Largest "floating" rig driller with 55 semisubmersibles and drillships.
Largest deepwater driller with 28 rigs than can drill in more than 4,500 feet of water.
Most experienced high-specification driller, launching the most advanced offshore drilling rigs and services for more than 50 years.
Largest offshore driller by equity market capitalization.
We use our depth of size and experience to create success. Wherever we operate, employees focus on our mission of being the premier offshore drilling company for our customers. Whether our customers are global energy firms, national petroleum companies or independent operators, we seek to provide them the best service through our core values of FIRST: Financial discipline, Integrity, Respect, Safety and Technological leadership.
Transocean excels at constructing oil and natural gas wells in the deep waters and harsh environments. We provide rigs for all types of petroleum companies in offshore drilling markets that include the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and eastern Canada, Brazil, the U.K. and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, West Africa, Asia, including Australia, the Middle East, India and the Mediterranean.
A Cayman Islands corporation, the company has approximately 11,250 employees worldwide. Principal U.S. executive offices of Transocean are at 4 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046, where the telephone number is 713-232-7500.
Transocean: We're never out of our depth."
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